Fans cheer during the Seahawks’ 27-9 victory over the St. Louis Rams on Dec. 29 at CenturyLink Field. (Jordan Stead/seattlepi.com)

Once the infrastructure is installed, including multiple antennas and the network itself, fans at the CLink will be able to connect to the stadium’s own Wi-Fi instead of relying on cellular data services. Cell networks get overwhelmed during games, even with the addition of new signal boosters; the new Wi-Fi system would be designed to serve 40 percent of the CLink’s 68,000 fans at a time, the PSBJ reported Monday.

Chip Suttles, vice president of technology for the Seahawks and Sounders, told the PSBJ that fans will be able to watch near-live video highlights via the Seahawks mobile app once the CLink Wi-Fi is fully installed. In fact, this ability already exists in the stadium’s suites and club seats, which have wireless Internet right now.

That’s all exciting and whatnot. But check out what Suttles said could be coming for TV broadcasts:

The NFL has been conducting a study on player tracking. They looked at six different tech solutions over nine teams last year, including the Seahawks. The NFL has narrowed it down to three and will make a decision next season for all the players. (The NFL’s) goals for program are to use the beta to enhance the (TV) broadcast. They’ll be able to show positioning, player groupings, who’s on the field, the player’s top speed and distance traveled.

It would be like having a super Joe Buck, but actually telling you something useful about the game.